1. Ahmed Belbacha at risk of forced return to Algeria
  2. The torture inquiry: justice must be seen to be done
  3. Reprieve launches investigation into systematic torture of British citizens by Pakistani police in Pakistan Police Torture Project
  4. Save Linda Carty - please help

Ahmed Belbacha at risk of forced return to Algeria

on July 28, 2010

Ahmed Belbacha

On 17 July, a US Supreme Court ruling resulted in an Algerian national, Abdul Aziz Naji being forcibly repatriated to Algeria. This ruling paves the way for the forced return of the remaining five Algerian nationals, of whom British resident Ahmed Belbacha is one. All six men, who for years have been cleared for release, had refused to return to ...

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The torture inquiry: justice must be seen to be done

by Clare Algar
on July 21, 2010


Reprieve has challenged the appointment of Sir Peter Gibson as the Chair of the forthcoming inquiry into complicity in torture on the part of the intelligence services. I want to make the reasons for this very clear.

We are certainly not saying that Sir Peter is not an excellent and very senior judge. We do not want to launch any ...

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Reprieve launches investigation into systematic torture of British citizens by Pakistani police in Pakistan Police Torture Project

on July 2, 2010

Reprieve has today launched a new investigative project tackling the culture of torture and impunity in police stations across Pakistan.

Reprieve has today launched a new investigative project tackling the culture of torture and impunity in police stations across Pakistan. 

The Pakistan Police Torture Project was inspired by Reprieve’s work defending British citizens on Pakistan’s death row, which has revealed consistent evidence of widespread police torture across the region.

With investigative teams based in Birmingham and Pakistan, Reprieve ...

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Save Linda Carty - please help

on Feb. 17, 2010

British grandmother Linda Carty was wrongfully sentenced to death by a Texan court and is now dangerously close to execution.

How to save Linda Carty

Linda's life is now in the hands of the Republican Governor of Texas, Rick Perry. Since succeeding George Bush nine years ago, Governor Perry has only granted clemency to one death row inmate - Kenneth Foster in 2007.

It is time to get very worried about Linda. She needs all the support she can get ...

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